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By Keith Holder
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words.
There is currently one being circulated on WhatsApp of a very big crowd at Bank Hall during a Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) First division match over three decades ago.
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The business community has challenged the recently-established Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) to bring proof that prices in supermarkets across the island have risen astronomically. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Anthony Branker was on Friday defending the food retail sector against the charge coming from the consumer body which also urged Barbadians to boycott those supermarkets which are engaged in “unscrupulous” pricing practices.“Consumers must have the confidence to exercise their rights and take action against unscrupulous pricing practices and the ongoing rise in the cost of living,” the BCEN said in a release issued on Thursday.But Branker described the call as ridiculous.“That is a ridiculous call because if you just listen to regional news and you listen to international news, it is not a situation in which Barbados is isolated in terms of the rising cost of everything. But if the consumer body thinks that is the
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While Sean George Whitehead admitted to ownership of cannabis police found when they executed a warrant at his residence more than 11 years ago, he maintained that the discovered AK-47 rifle belonged to a friend.This was revealed by Senior State Counsel Neville Reid on Tuesday as he disclosed the facts of the case in which Whitehead pleaded guilty to firearm, ammunition and drug-related charges.Whitehead, of Long Beach Estate, Christ Church, was back before Justice Randall Worrell in the No. 2 Supreme Court having pleaded guilty on Monday to having possession of an unlicensed rifle and 24 rounds of ammunition on March 10, 2011.He also admitted that on the same date, he had 3.44 kilogrammes of cannabis and equipment fit and intended for use in connection with the preparation for the misuse of cannabis.
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